Hand appliance device and its enclosure

ABSTRACT

An appliance device, particularly designed as an erasing device, is disclosed which is motor driven and having a construction such that the parts making up the enclosure can be inexpensively molded of plastic and such that a minimum of manual manipulation is needed for assembling the working parts therein. The enclosure includes a casing of at least three parts which encloses the working parts as well as providing a mounting therefore. The casing comprises a chamber member with an open top having a battery chamber for the batteries and an appliance chamber for a motor, a frame member and cover means for closing the open top. Two battery contacts are secured in place by the frame member which extends centrally of the battery chamber with the contacts located between the frame member and the bottom of the chamber member. Also a battery contact is constructed to serve as a switch element. A light socket preferably is provided for a light to beam its illumination towards the work area. The construction by which the battery contacts, the motor and the light socket are mounted in the casing is simple as to the parts required and for the assembly operation. The invention includes the enclosure or casing with its frame member as well as the complete appliance device.

United States Patent 91 Fraser [11] 3,746,960 51 July 17,1973

[ IIAND APPLIANCE DEVICE AND ITS ENCLOSURE [76] lnventor: George R.Fraser, 4250 Fourth Avenue, San Diego, Calif. 92103 [22] Filed: Dec. 23,1971 [21] Appl. No.: 211,198

[52.] US. Cl. 320/2, 240/1065, 310/50 [51.] Int. Cl. F211 7/00 [58]Field of Search 310/50, 51, 89;

320/2, 3; 15/23, 3.53, DIG. l; 206/46 BA; 240/106, 10.65

' Primary Examiner- 1. D. Miller Assistant Examiner-Robert J. HickeyAttorney-John M. Montstream [57] I ABSTRACT An appliance device,particularly designed as an erasing device, is disclosed which is motordriven and having a construction such that the parts making up theenclosure can be inexpensively molded of plastic and such that a'minimum of manual manipulation is needed for assembling the workingparts therein. The enclosure includes a casing of at least three partswhich encloses the working parts as well as providing a mountingtherefore. The casing comprises a chamber member with an open top havinga battery chamber for the batteries and an appliance chamber for amotor, a frame member and cover means for closing the open top. Twobattery contacts are secured in place by the frame member which extendscentrally of the battery chamber with the contacts located between theframe member and the bottom of the chamber member. Also'a batterycontact is constructed to serve as a switch element. A light socketpreferably is provided for a light to beam its illumination towards thework area. The construction by which the battery contacts, the motor andthe light socket are mounted in the casing is simple as to the partsrequired and for the assembly operation. The invention includes theenclosure or casing with its frame member as well as the completeappliance device.

g 29 Claims, 12 Drawing Figures PAIENIEB 3.146.960.

SHEET 1 0F 4 A BY Mhwm F1 TTORNEY GEORGE E. FRHsER PAlimw-Juu H913 SHEET3 0F 4 mm z HTTORNEY HAND APPLIANCE DEVICE AND ITS ENCLOSURE Althoughthe construction of the enclosure disclosed is designed primarily for anerasing device, the enclosure is applicable for any portable or handappliance device to be energized by batteries. The appliance deviceincludes an enclosing casing for mounting the principle elements of thecomplete device which includes a small motor, preferably includes alight socket, battery contacts for making electrical connection with thebatteries which are received in a battery chamber and a switch forenergizing the motor and/or illumination of the light in the lightsocket. The appliance or appliances particularly shown is a motorhowever used, or a light socket or both.

Objects of the invention are to secure the battery contacts within thecasing by frame member or frame overlying the same and which framemember may also serve as a battery separator;

to construct the casing so that the motor is at an angle with respect tothe casing centerline for ease in use such as erasing;

to provide one battery contact on the frame member;

further as in the preceding objects and with the motor being backed-upby the frame member;

to provide a four part casing which can be molded in plastic;

- to provide a structure which is easily assembled with a minimum ofmanipulation of parts;

a construction of electrical connections which enables a battery contactto carry a flexible switch element; and

a construction of electrical connection between motor and light socketwhich serves also as a switch element and an anchor to hold the motoragainst turning.

Other objects of the invention will be more apparent .from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawingsillustrating in twice size preferred embodiments thereof, in which:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the chamber member of the casing with a contactfor the battery and switch button mounted therein;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the frame member; FIG. 4 is a side view of theframe member; FIG. 5 is a plan'view of the motor or appliance chambercover; I

FIG. 6 is an end view of the motor chamber cover; FIG. 7 is a plan viewof the battery chamber cover; FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken on line8-8 of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the device with the cover means removed;

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken in line 10-10 of FIG. 9;

' FIG. 11 is a partial view taken on line 11-11 of FIG. 10; and,

FIG. 12 is a partial sectional view taken on line 12-12 of FIG. 1.

The appliance or erasing device is a self contained unit with the motorbeing driven by two dry cells. The enclosure or casing comprises atleast three parts and preferably four parts which are molded of plastic.The parts are a chamber member, having a battery chamber and anappliance or motor chamber, a frame member or frame and cover meanswhich preferably is two parts including an appliance or motor coversecured to the chamber member and a battery cover which is releasablysecured in position over the battery chamber. The separate i'ntemalparts are two battery contact means, a motor, preferably alight socketand a connector.

The chamber member 15, FIG. 1, includes a battery chamber 16 at one endthereof and a motor or appliance chamber 17 at the other end so that thetwo chambers have adjacent ends. Preferably the motor chamber isangularly disposed with respect to the battery chamber. The batterychamber has a bottom carrying low ribs to provide a first contactlocating means 18 for a single battery contact means at one end of thebattery chamber and a second contact locating means 19 for a doublebattery contact means at the other end of the battery chamber. The longlongitudinally extending ribs of the contact locating means also serveas battery spacers. The remains 20 of molding sprues may providefrictional grips for the contact means if desired. Contact locatingmeans may be carried by the bottom of the chamber member or the bottomof the frame member or part of one member and part on the other memberas desired, however, it seems simpler for manufacture and assembly toprovide these means on the bottom of the chamber member as illustrated.The battery chamber has a longitudinal axis 21.

The appliance or motor chamber preferably extends at an angle withrespect to the longitudinal axis 21, shown as about 30 although theangle may be any angle desired in this region, for greater ease in use.The end wall of the chamber 17 has a half cup 23 therein of a diameterto receive the end of an electric motor. The cup has a recess 24therethrough to receive a boss on the motor through which boss the motorshaft extends. The side or bottom wall of the motor chamber has a buttonhole 25 to receive a switch button 26, FIG. 12, having a retainingflange 27. A switch boss 28 may be provided to engage and operate aswitch. The motor chamber has a light socket cradle 29 such as formed bysemicircular seats in a pair of spaced flanges and forming half of acradle means. A web 30 adjacent to a light opening 31 in the end wallengages in a notch in a light socket so that the latter is held againstturning when a light is threaded into or out of the socket. There is alocating flange 33 adjacent to the cradle the purpose of which will beexplained hereinafter. Aligning flange means 36 along the edges of thechamber member aligns and aids in retaining the cover means thereon.

A pair of screw holes 37 are located in pillars on opposite walls of themotor chamber to receive screws for retaining the cover means on, andparticularly a motor cover, secured to the chamber member. A resilienthook 38 projects upwardly from the bottom of the chamber member which isintegral with this member, the purpose of which will appear. Spacingribs 39 on the inner side walls engage their respective battery.

There is a recess 40 in the end wall of the battery ehamber the depth ofwhich is increased by a rib 41. A frame rest 42 may be provided on thebottom of the chamber. Frame aligning ribs 45 project from the end wallof the battery chamber which prevent lateral displacement of a frame orframe member now to be dscribed.

The casing includes a separable frame member or frame 45, FIGS. 3 and 4,which may carry a spacing rib 46 extending lengthwise thereof which withthe frame serves as a battery spacer. The frame carries a plate 48having-a back-up edge 49 which engages or approximately engages theinner end of the motor to retain the motor endwise in position in themotor chamber. With the motor chamber extending at an angle of 30, theedge 49 extends at an angle of 60 with respect to the chamber memberaxis or at right angles to the axis of the motor chamber.

Suitable retaining means are provided to removably secure the framemember within the chamber member. This means is preferably one whichuses a snap catch for securing and removing the frame member with ease.The retaining means shown includes a frame projection carried by one ofthe parts of the chamber member and the frame member and a recess in theother member for receiving the projection. The construction shown uses aprojection 51 at one end of the frame which is received in the recess 40in the end wall of the battery chamber. The frame retaining meansincludes snap means at the other end of the frame member and includes ahook recess shown as a hole 52 in the plate which receives the flexiblehook 38. The hole is shown as rectangular, or particularly square, topass the head of the hook therethrough. The recess is located withrespect to the hook such that the edge 53 of the recess is engaged bythe face of the hook shank 54, FIG. 4, and prevents longitudinalmovement of the frame or frame member. Also the recess or hole 52 has awidth corresponding to the width of the hook so that this end of theframe is held against lateral movement by the hook. The frame carries anextension 55 adjacent to the end wall of the chamber and extending abovethe edge and with a cover projection 56. The frame also has an end wall57 to which a single battery contact 58 is suitably attached such as bybendable fingers 59 which are projected through holes in the end walland then bent over. The frame member may carry contact locating meansrather than the bottom of the chamber member as illustrated byrectangular pads 60 and 61 which are to be received in cooperating holes600 and 61a in the contact means 83 and 86 respectively. Also onecontact locating means may be carried by one member and the othercontact locating means may be carried by the other member so that atleast one contact locating means may, therefore, be carried by one ofthe frame member or the chamber member.

Cover means closes the open top of the chamber member which meanspreferably is in two parts, namely, a motor cover 63, FIGS. and 6, and abattery cover, FIGS. 7 and 8. The motor cover has a half cup 64 in theend wall which completes a full .cup with the half cup 23 of the chambermember to receive, locate and retain the forward end of the motor inplace. A motor cradle 65 of arcuate form may be included to additionallyretain the motor in position within the motor chamber. The cover hasalso a light socket cradle 66 which with the cooperating cradle 29 formsa cradle means for retaining the light socket in position and a web 67engages a notch in the light socket to cooperate with the web 30 of thechamber member to prevent turning of the socket in the cradle means whena light is threaded into or out of the socket. The motor cover end wallhas an arcuate opening 68 to receive a boss on the motor and a lightopening 69 at the light socket cradle 66. Two screw holes 70 in thecover receive screws 73 which are threaded into the threaded screw holes37 in the chamber member to secure the motor cover to the chambermember. Aligning flanges 71 at the edges of the motor cover cooperatewith the aligning flanges 36 of the chamber member. A snap lock ridge 72provides an anchor for the battery cover.

The cover means, if in two parts as illustrated, includes a batterycover 76, FIGS. 7 and 8, which closes the open top of the batterychamber and is retained in place with a suitable snap lock. The end wall77 carries a recess 78 which receives the projection 56 carried by theextension 55 on the frame member to releasably retain this end of thebattery chamber cover upon the chamber member. The other end of thiscover has a snap catch groove 79 which is a projecting tab convenientlyintegral with the center of this end of the cover. The plastic cover isthin enough at the center so that it is resilient and can be depressedinwardly to release the groove from the snap lock ridge whereupon thecover is moved endwise to release the projection 56 from its cooperatingrecess 78. The edges of the battery cover have aligning flanges 80 whichcooperate with the aligning flanges 36 on the edges of the chambermember. Preferably the inside of this cover has battery spacers orpositioners 81. With a one piece cover means for enclosing bothchambers, the screws 73 would secure the same to the chamber member.

The chamber member is shown with the parts assembled therein in FIGS. 9and 10. A first battery contact means 83 is received within its locatingmeans 18 and has a single flexible contactor 84 projecting upwardly soas to engage the anode of a dry cell battery. This contact means alsohas a switch finger 85, FIGS. 1 and 12, extending over to the switchbutton 25 or particularly to the switch boss 28. A second batterycontact means 86 is received in its contact locating means 19 and it hastwo spaced and resilient contacts 87 and 88. The outer end of contact 87is bent inwardly to assure engagement with the bottom of its battery andthe end of the contact 88 is bent inwardly to assure engagement with theanode of its or a second battery. The two batteries are connected inseries by the contact means.

The frame or frame member 45 is positioned in the chamber member withthe projection 51 engaging in the recess 40 and the book 38 is flexed byits slanted end so as to enter the recess or hole 52 and snap intoengagment with the top surface of the plate 48 and the shank 54 intocontact with the hole edge 53 to anchor this end of the frame within thechamber member. Since the frame member straddles the contact locatingmeans and overlies the two battery contact means 83 and 86 with a spaceprovided between the bottom of the chamber member and the bottom of theframe member approximating the thickness of the contact means, these twomeans are retained in position by the frame member and the constructiondescribed. In fact with the contact locating means having a heightgreater than the space between the frame member and the bottom of thechamber member, the contact means are locked in their locating means.The two contact means are removably retained in the chamber memberbecause of the removability of the frame member.

The forward end of the motor 91 is received in the half cup 43 with aboss 92 thereon being received in the hole 24 in the end wall. For anerasing device the motor shaft 93 receives an eraser. The inner end ofthe motor has a motor contact 94 connected by a wire W1 to the batterycontact 58 such as with a finger 59. The other motor contact 95 isengaged by a connector or connector means 96 of metal between the end ofthe motor and the back-up edge 49 of the frame plate 48. The

connector means, PK]. 11, has a hole 97 therethrough with a flat 98which receives a fiatted boss 99 on the motor so that the motor is heldagainst turning thereby.

The connector means 96 preferably extends to a light socket 100, whenone is provided, which socket has a flange 101 with .notches 102. Theweb 30 on the chamber member and the web 67 on the motor cover engage intheir respective notch and hold the socket against turning when a lightis threaded into or out of the socket. The socket is retained inposition by the socket cradles 29 and 66. The connector has a socketrecess at its socket end theedge of which engages the socket forelectrical connection therewith. The recess is open at an edge so thatwire W2 between the cener terminal of the socket and the battery contact58 can be passed therethrough. The locating flange 33 and an abutment104 on the frame member assist in retaining the connector or connectormeans in position.

The connector means 96 serves at least three functions in theconstruction illustrated, and serves four functions when a light socketis provided as shown, namely, prevents turning of the motor, as a switchelement with switch finger 85, as a connection between the finger 85 andthe motor and as an electrical connection between finger 85 and thelight socket. The motor and light socket are connected in parallel sothat when the light burns out the motor continues to be connected withthe switch and batteries and to operate.

The cup 23,64 with the back-up plate 48 for the motor and the cradles 29for the light socket constitute supporting means for the applianceswithin the appliance or motor chamber.

This invention is presented to fill a need for improve ments in a handmotor driven device and its enclosure It is understood that variousmodifications in structure, as well as changes in mode of operation,assembly and manner of use, may and often do occur to those skilled inthe art, especially after benefiting from the teachings of an invention.This disclosure illustrates the preferred means of embodying theinvention in useful form.

What is claimed is:

1. An enclosure for batteries having terminals to be connected bybattery contact means and to receive at least one appliance to beenergized by the batteries comprising a chamber member having a batterychamber at one end thereof with a bottom and end wall, the chambermember having an appliance chamber at the other end thereof, the twochambers having adjacent ends, the chamber member having an open top, aseparable frame member extending longitudinally the length of thebattery chamber and centrally of the battery chamber and spaced from thebottom thereof sufficiently to receive and retain contact meanstherebetween, retaining means securing the frame member in the batterychamber, a first contact locating means carried by one member at the endof the battery chamber adjacent to the appliance chamber, a secondcontact locating means carried by one of the members spaced from thefirst contact locating means and at the other end of the batterychamber, supporting means carried by the appliance chamber to retain atleast one appliance therein, and cover means secured to and enclosingthe open top of the chamber member.

2. An enclosure as in claim 1 in which at least one of the contactlocating means is carried by the bottom of the chamber member andstraddled by the frame member.

3. An enclosure as in claim 2 in which the other contact locating meansis carried by the bottom of the chamber member and straddled by theframe member.

4. An enclosure as in claim 1 in which at least one contact locatingmeans is carried by the frame member.

5. An enclosure as in claim 1 in which the retaining means for the framemember includes a projection at the end of one member, a recess in theother member receiving the projection, and snapmeans carried by themembers at or adjacent to the other end of the frame member.

6. An enclosure as in claim 5 in which the snap means includes a snaprecess carried by one of the members, and a resilient hook carried bythe othermember and engaging in the snap recess.

7. An enclosure as in claim 6 in which the snap recess is carried by theframe member and the resilient hook is carried by the chamber member.

8. An enclosure as in claim 7 including a single battery contact carriedby the frame member at the end thereof adjacent to the appliance chamberand positioned to be engaged by a terminal of a battery carried in thebattery chamber.

9. An enclosure as in claim 1 in which the supporting means includesmotor supporting means, the appliance chamber extending at an angle withrespect to the battery chamber and has an'end and the frame memberincluding a motor locating and back-up plate extending into theappliance chamber and having an angular edge, and the angular edge beingspaced from the end of the appliance chamber a distance to receive amotor between the angular edge and the end of the appliance chamber andto back up the motor.

10. An enclosure as in claim 9 in which the retaining means for theframe member includes an interengaging recess carried by one member anda projection carried by the other member atone end thereof, a snaprecess carried by the back-up plate, and a resilient hook carried by thechamber member and engaging the snap recess.

11. An enclosure as in claim 1 in which the cover means includes anappliance cover enclosing the appliance chamber and a battery coverenclosing the battery chamber, means securing the appliance cover to thechamber member, and means releasably securing the battery cover to theappliance cover and the frame member.

12. An enclosure as in claim 11 in which the center of the battery coveradjacent to the appliance cover is flexible, a catch on one cover and acover hook on the other cover releasably engaging the catch, a coverrecess on the other end of the battery cover, the frame member at theend of the battery chamber having an extension projecting above the edgeof the latter, a projection carried by the extension of the frame memberclosure of claim 1 including a first contact means received in the firstcontact locating means and having a first single contact located toengage a battery terminal, a second single contact carried by theenclosure and located to be engaged by a battery terminal, a doublecontact means received by the second contact locating means and havingtwo spaced contacts each located to engage a battery terminal, anappliance having two terminals received by the supporting means, oneappliance terminal being electrically connected with the first singlecontact including a switch, and the second appliance terminal beingelectrically connected with the second single contact, and means tooperate the switch.

16. An appliance device as in claim in which the supporting meansincludes motor supporting means, and the appliance being a motorreceived in the motor supporting means.

17. An appliance device as in claim 15 in which the supporting meansincludes a light socket cradle means, and the appliance being a lightsocket received in the light socket cradle means.

18. An appliance device as in claim 16 in which the supporting meansincludes a light socket cradle means, and a second appliance being alight socket received in the light socket cradle means and electricallyconnected in parallel with the motor.

19. An appliance device as in claim 15 in which the contact locatingmeans are carried by the bottom of the chamber member with the framemember straddling the same.

20. An appliance device as in claim 15 in which the retaining means forthe frame member includes a projection carried by one member and arecess in the other member located to receive the projection, saidprojection and recess being located at one end of the frame member, andsnap means carried by the members at or adjacent to the other end of theframe member.

21. An appliance device as in claim 20 in which the snap means includesa snap recess carried by the frame member and a resilient hook carriedby the chamber member and received in the snap recess.

22. An appliance device as in claim 20 in which the second singlecontact is carried by the frame member.

23. An appliance device as in claim 16 in which the appliance chamberextends at an angle with respect to the battery chamber and has an endwall, the frame member including a motor locating and back-up plateextending into the appliance chamber and having an angular edge, and theangular edge being spaced from the end wall of the appliance chamber adistance to receive the motor between the angular edge and the end wallof the appliance chamber and to back-up the motor.

24. An appliance device as in claim 23 in which the retaining means forthe frame member includes a projection carried by one member and arecess in the other member and located at the end of the frame memberaway from the appliance chamber, a snap recess car ried by the back-upplate, and a resilient hook carried by the chamber member and engagingthe snap recess.

25. An appliance device as in claim 15 in which the cover means includesan appliance cover enclosing the appliance chamber and a battery coverenclosing the battery chamber, means securing the appliance cover to thechamber member, and means releasably securing the battery cover to theappliance cover and the frame member.

26. An appliance device as in claim 18 in which one of the motorterminals is on the end thereof, a boss on the same end of the motorthat carries the motor terminal, connector means carried by the motorboss and engaging said motor terminal and the socket, and the switchbeing located to engage the connector means.

27. An appliance device as in claim 26 in'which the motor boss has aflat, and the connector means has a flatted hole receiving the boss tohold the motor against turning.

28. An appliance device as in claim 27 in which the switch is a fingerextending from the first contact means.

29. An inclosure as in claim 1 including a first battery contact meansreceived in the first contact locating means and between the framemember and the bottom of the chamber member, and a second batterycontact means received in the second contact locating means and betweenthe frame member and the bottom of the chamber member.

1. An enclosure for batteries having terminals to be connected by battery contact means and to receive at least one appliance to be energized by the batteries comprising a chamber member having a battery chamber at one end thereof with a bottom and end wall, the chamber member having an appliance chamber at the other end thereof, the two chambers having adjacent ends, the chamber member having an open top, a separable frame member extending longitudinally the length of the battery chamber and centrally of the battery chamber and spaced from the bottom thereof sufficiently to receive and retain contact means therebetween, retaining means securing the frame member in the battery chamber, a first contact locating means carried by one member at the end of the battery chamber adjacent to the appliance chamber, a second contact locating means carried by one of the members spaced from the first contact locating means and at the other end of the battery chamber, supporting means carried by the appliance chamber to retain at least one appliance therein, and cover means secured to and enclosing the open top of the chamber member.
 2. An enclosure as in claim 1 in which at least one of the contact locating means is carried by the bottom of the chamber member and straddled by the frame member.
 3. An enclosure as in claim 2 in which the other contact locating means is carried by the bottom of the chamber member and straddled by the frame member.
 4. An enclosure as in claim 1 in which at least one contact locating means is carried by the frame member.
 5. An enclosure as in claim 1 in which the retaining means for the frame member includes a projection at the end of one member, a recess in the other member receiving the projection, and snap means carried by the members at or adjacent to the other end of the frame member.
 6. An enclosure as in claim 5 in which the snap means includes a snap recess carried by one of the members, and a resilient hook carried by the othermember and engaging in the snap recess.
 7. An enclosure as in claim 6 in which the snap recess is carried by the frame member and the resilient hook is carried by the chamber member.
 8. An enclosure as in claim 7 including a single battery contact carried by the frame member at the end thereof adjacent to the appliance chamber and positioned to be engaged by a terminal oF a battery carried in the battery chamber.
 9. An enclosure as in claim 1 in which the supporting means includes motor supporting means, the appliance chamber extending at an angle with respect to the battery chamber and has an end and the frame member including a motor locating and back-up plate extending into the appliance chamber and having an angular edge, and the angular edge being spaced from the end of the appliance chamber a distance to receive a motor between the angular edge and the end of the appliance chamber and to back up the motor.
 10. An enclosure as in claim 9 in which the retaining means for the frame member includes an interengaging recess carried by one member and a projection carried by the other member at one end thereof, a snap recess carried by the back-up plate, and a resilient hook carried by the chamber member and engaging the snap recess.
 11. An enclosure as in claim 1 in which the cover means includes an appliance cover enclosing the appliance chamber and a battery cover enclosing the battery chamber, means securing the appliance cover to the chamber member, and means releasably securing the battery cover to the appliance cover and the frame member.
 12. An enclosure as in claim 11 in which the center of the battery cover adjacent to the appliance cover is flexible, a catch on one cover and a cover hook on the other cover releasably engaging the catch, a cover recess on the other end of the battery cover, the frame member at the end of the battery chamber having an extension projecting above the edge of the latter, a projection carried by the extension of the frame member and engaging in the cover recess.
 13. An enclosure as in claim 1 in which the supporting means includes a light socket cradle carried by the chamber member at the end of the appliance chamber and by the cover means.
 14. An enclosure as in claim 9 in which the supporting means includes a light socket cradle carried by the chamber member at the end of the appliance chamber and by the cover means.
 15. An appliance device in combination with the enclosure of claim 1 including a first contact means received in the first contact locating means and having a first single contact located to engage a battery terminal, a second single contact carried by the enclosure and located to be engaged by a battery terminal, a double contact means received by the second contact locating means and having two spaced contacts each located to engage a battery terminal, an appliance having two terminals received by the supporting means, one appliance terminal being electrically connected with the first single contact including a switch, and the second appliance terminal being electrically connected with the second single contact, and means to operate the switch.
 16. An appliance device as in claim 15 in which the supporting means includes motor supporting means, and the appliance being a motor received in the motor supporting means.
 17. An appliance device as in claim 15 in which the supporting means includes a light socket cradle means, and the appliance being a light socket received in the light socket cradle means.
 18. An appliance device as in claim 16 in which the supporting means includes a light socket cradle means, and a second appliance being a light socket received in the light socket cradle means and electrically connected in parallel with the motor.
 19. An appliance device as in claim 15 in which the contact locating means are carried by the bottom of the chamber member with the frame member straddling the same.
 20. An appliance device as in claim 15 in which the retaining means for the frame member includes a projection carried by one member and a recess in the other member located to receive the projection, said projection and recess being located at one end of the frame member, and snap means carried by the members at or adjacent to the other end of the frame member.
 21. An appliance device as in claim 20 in which the snap means includes a snap recess carried by the frame member and a resilient hook carried by the chamber member and received in the snap recess.
 22. An appliance device as in claim 20 in which the second single contact is carried by the frame member.
 23. An appliance device as in claim 16 in which the appliance chamber extends at an angle with respect to the battery chamber and has an end wall, the frame member including a motor locating and back-up plate extending into the appliance chamber and having an angular edge, and the angular edge being spaced from the end wall of the appliance chamber a distance to receive the motor between the angular edge and the end wall of the appliance chamber and to back-up the motor.
 24. An appliance device as in claim 23 in which the retaining means for the frame member includes a projection carried by one member and a recess in the other member and located at the end of the frame member away from the appliance chamber, a snap recess carried by the back-up plate, and a resilient hook carried by the chamber member and engaging the snap recess.
 25. An appliance device as in claim 15 in which the cover means includes an appliance cover enclosing the appliance chamber and a battery cover enclosing the battery chamber, means securing the appliance cover to the chamber member, and means releasably securing the battery cover to the appliance cover and the frame member.
 26. An appliance device as in claim 18 in which one of the motor terminals is on the end thereof, a boss on the same end of the motor that carries the motor terminal, connector means carried by the motor boss and engaging said motor terminal and the socket, and the switch being located to engage the connector means.
 27. An appliance device as in claim 26 in which the motor boss has a flat, and the connector means has a flatted hole receiving the boss to hold the motor against turning.
 28. An appliance device as in claim 27 in which the switch is a finger extending from the first contact means.
 29. An inclosure as in claim 1 including a first battery contact means received in the first contact locating means and between the frame member and the bottom of the chamber member, and a second battery contact means received in the second contact locating means and between the frame member and the bottom of the chamber member. 